New York City (band)

New York City
Also known as	Tri-Boro Exchange
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Soul, R&B
Years active	1972–1975
Labels	Chelsea
Past members	Tim McQueen John Brown Edward Schell Claude Johnson

New York City was an American R&B vocal group. They formed in 1972 under the name "Tri-Boro Exchange", ^[1] and all of the group's members had, had significant experience singing in other vocal and doo-wop ensembles. ^[2] They are also from New York City. ^[1]

Career

Under the direction of record producers Wes Farrell and Thom Bell, New York City released two albums and several hit singles, the biggest being 1973's "I'm Doin' Fine Now", which reached U.S. number 17. ^[1] They toured in 1973 with the Big Apple Band (two of whose members would later become part of Chic) as their backing band, ^[3] but after two albums, the group parted ways. ^[1]

Members

• Tim McQueen (lead singer) ^[1]
• John Brown (ex The Five Satins, The Cadillacs, The Moonglows) ^[1]
• Claude Johnson (ex The Genies, Don & Juan) ^[1]
• Eddie Schell ^[1] - from Savannah, Georgia
• Nile Rodgers - (Chic) ^[1]
• Bernard Edwards - (Chic) ^[1]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Record label
		US [4]	US R&B [4]
1973	I'm Doin' Fine Now	122	35	Chelsea
1974	Soulful Road	—	50
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Compilation albums

• The Best of New York City (1976, Chelsea)

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		US [4]	US R&B [4]	US A/C [4]	AUS [5]	CAN [6]	UK [7]
1973	"I'm Doin' Fine Now"	17	14	8	95	26	20
	"Make Me Twice the Man"	93	44	—	—	—	—
	"Quick, Fast, in a Hurry"	79	19	—	—	99	—
1974	"Happiness Is"	—	20	—	—	—	—
	"Love Is What You Make It"	104	41	—	—	—	—
1975	"Got to Get You Back in My Life"	105	76	—	—	—	—
	"Take My Hand"	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

See also

• One-hit wonders in the UK
• List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 182. ISBN   0-85112-733-9.
2. Hamilton, Andrew. "Artist Biography". AllMusic .
3. Rodgers, Nile (2011). "Chapter 7". Le Freak. Random House Publishing. ISBN   9780679644033.
4. "US Charts > New York City". Billboard . Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
5. David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
6. "CAN Charts > New York City". RPM . Retrieved February 20, 2016.
7. "UK Charts > New York City". Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 20, 2016.

External links

• New York City at AllMusic
• New York City discography at Discogs